Guard for eyeglasses.



PATENT-ED JAN. 1, 1907.

E. J. GEORGE. GUARD FOR'EYBGLASSBS,

Ar'rmoulox FILED 11.22; 1990.;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed January 22, 1906. Serial No. 297.347-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Guards for Eyeglasses, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to guards for eyeglasses; and the object thereof isto produce guards of this character of improved form and constructionand possessing features of advantage and utility, as will be hereinaftermade apparent.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear view of a pair of eyeglasses,showing guards embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectiontaken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section taken on the line 3 3of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a bottom plan view of the guard.

The same numerals of reference indicate the same parts in the severalviews.

Referring to the present embodiment of my invention as illustrated inthe drawings, the lenses 1 of the eyeglasses are mounted as usual on theposts 2, to which the ends of the spring 3 are secured. My form ofguard, which is secured to the posts in any suitable manner, comprisesthe main portions or arms 4, arranged to bear on opposite sides of thenose and the supplemental or side arms 5, formed integral with the mainarms and extending rearwardly in such manner as to bear or pressinwardly toward the top of the nose and near the inner corners oftheeyes. By preference my guard is formed of thin resilient material,and as herein shown both the main arms and the supplemental arms areformed from a single piece of material. As shown in the drawings,particularly Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the supplemental arms proceed from theforward edges of their respective main arms at or near the lower endsthereof and are connected therewith by vertical outward bends, which arerecurved, so that the supplemental arms extend inwardly, upwardly, andrearwardly, by preference terminating in suitable bearing-surfaces, suchas 6.

As hereinbefore stated, the main arms are arranged to bear againstopposite sides of the nose while the supplemental arms are arranged tobear near the inner corners of the eyes or toward the upper end of thenose and inwardly as respects the points of bearing of the main arms,with the result that the glasses are more firmly held in position andprevented from tilting or being shaken off. It is desirable and in manycases necessary to so adjust these supplemental arms as to fit the noseof the wearer of the glasses, and to this end I so construct my guardthat these supplemental arms may be readily adjusted both laterally .andforwardly or rearwardly, as may be required for the particular case.Inasmuch as the supplemental arms proceed from the edges of the mainarms on vertical bendsthat is to say, on bends which are bent or foldedupon axes approximately parallel to said main armsI am enabled .toreadily make the required adjustments of the supplemental arms and atthe same time secure the proper tension thereof. More over, bypreference and as illustrated in Fig. 4, the supplemental arms have aconnection with the main arms in the form of a loop 4, which permits ofthe more ready and efficient adjustment of the supplemental arms andalso provides for greater resiliency in the side or supplemental arms.

By the use of my improved form of guard I am enable to readily adjustthe supplemental arms to every case and to also vary or adjust thetension of thesesupplemental arms according to the degree or characterof bend imparted to such arms.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- Y 1. guard foreyeglasses having main arms or bearing portions, and upwardly andinwardly extending spring-arms connected therewith by bendsapproximately parallel with said main arms.

2. A guard for eyeglasses formed of resilient metal and comprising mainbearing-arms, and upwardly and inwardly extending sup- 1plementalspring-arms connected therewith y bends approximately parallel with saidmain arms.

3. A guard for eyeglasses having resilient main arms, and upwardly andrearwardly extending resilient arms connected therewith by outward bendsapproximately parallel with said main arms.

4. A guard for eyeglasses formed of resilimental arms proceeding fromthe front edges of the lower ends of the main arms and extendingupwardly and rearwardly.

6. A guard for eyeglasses comprising main arms and supplemental armsproceeding from the front edges of the lower ends of the main arms andformed of resilient material, and

arranged to be bent and thereby adjusted forwardly or rearwardly withrespect to the wardly and rearwardly of the main arms,

said supplemental arms being capable of being bent and adjusted todifferent positions forwardly and rearwardly with respect to the I mainarms.

8. A guard for eyeglasses formed from a single piece of resilientmaterial and comprising main arms and supplemental arms connected withthe front edges of the main arms by loop-shaped bends, said supplementalarms extending upwardly and rearwardly with respect to the main arms.

EDGAR J. GEORGE.

